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Bluegrass contest boasts greater participation than previous years (The Rogersville Review)
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ROGERSVILLE – The 7th Annual East Tennessee Young Musicians Bluegrass Contest was held on Saturday with rousing success, according to organizer Randy Ball.
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Bluegrass at Denison University video
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We’ve posted twice recently about Ohio’s Denison University , and their new academic focus on bluegrass within their music program. Beginning with the Fall ‘10 semester, students can complete their BA in music with a concentration in bluegrass. Bluegrass isn’t new to Denison. They have offered bluegrass ensembles for several years, and hold a festival on campus each year, but the official announcement of the bluegrass concentration was made this February . Andy Carlson, who directs the bluegrass side of the music program with Casey Cook, is especially proud of what they are doing, and crows that this move makes Denison one of only three post-secondary schools in the US offering a degree with a serious bluegrass focus. The school has created an informational video where Carlson, and several students, express their positive view of bluegrass at Denison. You can get more details about Denison on their web site .
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Nedski & Mojo on Music City Roots
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Among the guests on last night’s (3/3) edition of Music City Roots were Nedski & Mojo (Ned Luberecki and Stephen Mougin). Both are familiar faces (and voices) in the bluegrass world, but typically in supporting roles. The Nedski & Mojo Show is their joint venture into the spotlight, as a side project when they are free from other commitments. Ned is a regular DJ on Sirius-XM satellite radio’s Bluegrass Junction, and the banjo player with Chris Jones & The Night Drivers . Stephen plays guitar with Sam Bush, and operates a recording studio ( Dark Shadow Recording ) near Nashville. Their appearance on Music City Roots, a weekly live radio program on WSM, was captured on video, so without further ado…
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Images Of America: Kentucky Bluegrass Music
Arcadia Publishing has a wide-ranging series of photo books in their Images of America collection. Aimed primarily at regional markets, each book assembles iconic local images into attractive paperback editions that are sold in bookstores and gift shops in the vicinity. Some titles have a statewide focus, and it is one of these that caught our attention. Kentucky’s Bluegrass Music contains more than 100 pages of wonderful images, tracing the contributions of Kentucky musicians to bluegrass music from the 1930s to today. The photos were collected by James C. Claypool from a wide variety of sources (all credited in the book). The book is printed on heavy, gloss stock and the 200 plus images are left in their original state – not repaired or enhanced for publication. Following a brief introduction for the befit of the uninitiated, the photo display begins, divided into ten chapters. The Beginnings The 1940s and Early 50s The Bluegrass Revival’s Formative Years Keeping The Faith The 1970s Classic and Progressive Bluegrass The 1980s Sustaining The Momentum The Modern Bluegrass Circuit in Kentucky The Stars of Today and Tomorrow Each photo gets its own descriptive paragraph and while I won’t pretend that he didn’t miss anyone, Claypool has put together a fairly exhaustive compendium of important figures in Kentucky bluegrass. Of course there are several images of the big guys, like Bill Monroe, JD Crowe and Ricky Skaggs, but it is the photos of lesser-known artists and personalities that provide some of the book’s greatest pleasures. That and the always-entertaining pictures of popular pickers when they were much younger. The publishers have graciously allowed us to include a few photographs from the book, to offer a taste of what you’ll find in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Music . (Reprinted with permission from Kentucky’s Bluegrass Music , by James C. Claypool. Available from the publisher online at www.arcadiapublishing.com or by calling 888-313-2665.) I have certainly enjoyed going through this book. There are a few inaccuracies and omissions in the photo captions, but not anywhere near enough to really raise a quibble. Any bluegrass fan will appreciate having a copy of Kentucky’s Bluegrass Music . Orders can be placed online .
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Bluegrass: A La Carte (3/2)
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Cinnamon Rolls With a Side of Bluegrass Gospel Roadfood Digest highlights a truckstop in Loveland, CO, recommending the Gospel Jam and the cinnamon rolls, in that order. “We’d suggest you attack a Johnson’s Corner cinnamon roll after the session, however, so as not to gum up your fingering” Jam in the Key of A The Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music Association holds a monthly jam session for beginners and this month all the songs will be in the key of A. Sounds like a few jams I’ve been in, though maybe in the key of B! Bluegrass in Hawai`i Bluegrass in Hawai`i? Why not?!! On April 23-25, 2010 , Bluegrass Hawai`i Traditional & Bluegrass Music Society will host a weekend of jamming, workshops, and fun, and the public is welcome to attend. The three-day event will take place at Ho`omaluhia Botanical Garden in Kaneohe on the island of O`ahu. Attendance is FREE, though donations are welcome.
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Larry Stephenson annouces Whysper Dream Music
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Larry Stephenson’s 20th Anniversary CD, with the delightfully appropriate title 20th Anniversary , was released earlier this week on his brand new label, Whysper Dream Music. The label takes its name from he and Dreama’s baby girl, Falon Whysper, whose birth in April 2009 was the culmination of many years of dreams and prayers. The new company was formed in the aftermath of Pinecastle Records shutting down on February 1, with almost no notice to artists or business associates. 20th Anniversary was already scheduled for a 2/23 release, so Larry had to scramble to get all the ducks lined up in time to keep the date, which had been announced months ago. Whysper Dream has obtained the master and all rights to 20th Anniversary from Pinecastle, and a new edition with modified packaging is on the way. All wholesale and retail distribution will come through the new label. A web site is in progress now, and you can reach them now through Larry’s site . Larry is hopeful that he will also be able to offer his back catalog projects once they get past this initial release. As for 20th Anniversary, it is meant to convey precisely what the title suggests. Larry shared a few thoughts with us last year when he was finishing up work on the project, which has him in the studio with some of the talented pickers and singers with hwom he has been associated over the past two decades. “The guests I have are some of my best friends and people I admire and respect in the music business. Dudley Connell, Sonny Osborne, Ronnie Reno, David Parmley, Dale Ann Bradley, Del McCoury, Dailey & Vincent, Connie Smith, Marty Stuart, Ricky Skaggs, Aubrey Haynie, Ben Surratt, and Kenny Ingram who has been with me since January. We recorded new songs and old songs that are favorites of mine that I’ve always wanted to record. All the guests were awesome and I can’t wait for everyone to hear what we have.” The songs feature Larry with a variety of singers, and particularly highlight his skills as a duet and trio vocalist. Here he is with Ricky Skaggs: My Old Kentucky And You: …and with bluegrass vocal superstars Dailey & Vincent: Give This Message To Your Heart: You can hear samples from all 13 tracks online .
Curling and bluegrass music?
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Did you think that bluegrass music would somehow escape curling-mania? Chris Jones , Sirius-XM radio host and fearless leader of Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, contacted us with the news that his latest CD, Cloud of Dust , is now available on iTunes . He also shared that while he is busy preparing for the band’s busiest festival season ever, they have all been glued to the Winter Olympics on television, especially the curling. They feel a personal connection to the US curling teams because they performed last year at the Olympic curling trials in Colorado, where they saw both the US teams qualify. Chris opened the event singing the Star Spangled Banner . Chris and his wife Sally (who was a featured performer at the trials as well) are also known to participate in the sport themselves. There is a nice “Curling For Dummies” overview on Chris’ web site for those a bit foggy on the rules, and he explained how he became a proponent of the stone and the broom. “Sally is from northern Alberta, where curling is very popular, and it runs in the family. Her sister Marcy is a past Canadian champion in the sport and two of her brothers are competitive curlers who have both played against the current Canadian Olympic team at different times. I took up the sport about 5 years ago. All I can say is it’s way harder than it looks. Learning to play in Alberta for me is a little like taking up the banjo in your 40s and trying to keep up on Dear Old Dixie with a bunch of people who have been playing their whole lives!” You can find the Chris Jones & The Night Drivers’ tour schedule online . The band features Ned Luberecki on banjo, Jon Weisberger on bass, and Jones on guitar and lead vocals. When you catch them live, be sure to get Chris to tell you how he injured himself on the ice. Hint: it wasn’t a curling-related accident.
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Mapping Bluegrass with TuneGlue
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If you’ve ever wanted to explore the relationships between artists and band you like, then TuneGlue is an app you’re likely to enjoy. TuneGlue will “map” the music you like. You type in an artist or band name to start and that artist will appear in the main window. clicking on the target icon next to the artist name will bring up a contextual menu letting you “expand” to other related artists. The relationships are powered by Last FM and Amazon . There are several other options in that contextual menu, the most interesting being “Releases.” But I couldn’t get that one to respond. Maybe you’ll have better luck. My understanding is that it queries Amazon for album releases by the artist, allowing you purchase the music. The fun part about TuneGlue is visualizing the relationships between artists. Take a look at the snapshot included in the post and you’ll see that our little corner of the music world is pretty closely connected. I started with a search for Bill Monroe . That seemed an appropriate place to start. when I expanded I got six related artists. Just kind of randomly clicking through by quickly choosing the one of the six I found most appealing, I ended up with the “map” you see in that image. You’ll notice that everything is clumped together pretty closely. I guess all bluegrass does sound the same! Hardly, but the relationships are fun to explore. So click over to TuneGlue and try your own visual music map starting with your favorite bluegrass artist, and see where it leads you. Who knows, you may stumble across a name you need to explore.
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Bluegrass flourishes in the desert (Explorer News)
J.D. Fitzgerald/Special to The Explorer, Charlie Sides feels the music while he plays the mandolin.
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